The Second World War · A Marxist History (Counterfire) by Bambery, Chris (2014) Paperback by Bambery, Chris -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Half-title page Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Competing Empires at a Time of Economic Crisis

The Great Depression Fuels Great Power Rivalries Why the Second World War Was Different

2 The Allied Powers

Britain: The Lion in Winter Appeasement Flows From Weakness Domestic Friends of Fascism How Could Britain Fight a Global War? France: On The Brink of Civil War USSR – Bulwark Against Bolshevism The United States: Facing Its Destiny

3 The Axis Powers

Germany: Nazism Equals War Economic Stabilisation, Then Collapse Hitler to Power Self-sufficiency, Rearmament and Expansion Jews, Bolsheviks and Other ‘Asocials’ The Necessity of War Italy: Big Appetite, Bad Teeth Japan: War as the Only Escape

4 The Countdown to War

The Rhineland Popular Fronts in Spain and France France Divided Halifax Meets Hitler Anschluss Czechoslovakia is Sold Away The Final Hours Before War Appeasement Continues

5 The Early War

The Fall of Poland The Occupation of France Winston Churchill: Walking with Destiny Fight on or Surrender? France Collapses Britain Alone The Battle of Britain Churchill’s War The US Milks Britain Dry

6 Russia: The Crucible of Victory

To the Gates of Moscow The Decisive Point in the Second World War Genocide

7 The End of the Third Reich

War of Materiel The End of Mussolini’s War The Invasion of North-Western Europe The Failure of the Bombing Campaigns The Destruction of the Third Reich Genocide: To the Bitter End Where Was the German Working Class?

8 Resistance in Europe

Italy France Belgium Greece Parcelling Up Europe Yugoslavia Albania Conclusion

9 Asia and the Pacific

The Early War in the East War in the Pacific The US on the Offensive Japan Defeated

10 The East is Red

China Korea Vietnam Malaya The Philippines Indonesia

11 The Post-War World

The American Century is Declared The Passing of the British Empire India The Middle East The End of the French Empire

Conclusion

Towards a Marxist Interpretation of the War Was Revolution Possible?

Timeline Notes Index